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Oracle12c database creation using DBCA

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On June 28, 2013
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In an earlier post we had discussed the installation process of the Release 12.1 Oracle database software and highlighted a few differences we can get to notice in some of the screens. Let us now look at the creation of an Oracle 12c database using the Database Configuration Assistant DBCA and briefly discuss what is […]
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12c Release 1 database software installation on Linux

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On June 27, 2013
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Oracle has recently released the 12c database software (12.1.0.1.0) for the Linux x86-64 and Solaris Sparc64 and Solaris (x86-64) platforms. The software can now be downloaded from the OTN website. Here is a quick look at the installation of the 12c database software on an Oracle virtual machine running Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.8 Most of […]
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Enterprise Manager 12c Compliance Management

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On June 25, 2013
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The OEM 12c Cloud Control Compliance Management framework provides the ability to evaluate the compliance of targets as compared to industry-wide and business defined best practices and standards related to configuration, storage and security. It enables us to automatically determine from a Risk and Security Management viewpoint as well as IT Auditing if any of […]
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Installing the 12c management agent using the RPM method

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On June 20, 2013
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In one of my earlier posts I had described the 12c agent silent method installation This note explains another silent procedure used to install a 12c management agent but this time using a .rpm file. Currently the Agent RPM is only available on Linux 32-bit and 64-bit platforms. At a high level these are the […]
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EM 12c Provisioning – Performing a database software clone

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On June 19, 2013
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Let us have a look at the Provisioning and Patching feature in OEM 12c. We have a ‘gold image’ of a 11.2.0.3 Oracle Database Software where the Jan 2013 PSU has been installed. We now want to deploy this particular 11.2.0.3 version of the database software on a number of target hosts. Note – the […]
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RMAN Backup and Recovery scenarios involving loss of SPFILE

  • Posted by Gavin Soorma
  • On June 17, 2013
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Let us look at some backup and recovery scenarios pertaining to the SPFIILE. The SPFILE is a small but very important file and if we lose the spfile, we cannot start the database even if all the other database files are present and intact. So in my opinion, it is quite an important thing to […]
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